Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

There were no Declarations of Interest made.

It was confirmed that all agenda items were Part I and would, therefore, be heard in public.

No matters had been notified in advance or were urgent.

The applicant's agent advised the Sub-Committee that the applicant was unable to attend the meeting due to ill health. The agent was satisfied for the meeting to proceed as planned, on condition that his client's non-attendance would not have a bearing on the decision reached by the Sub-Committee. The Chairman confirmed that the applicant not being present would not affect any decision reached by the Sub-Committee.

Introduction by Licensing Officer

Charlene Ellis, Licensing Officer at LBH, introduced the report relating to the application for the grant of a new Premises Licence in respect of the proposed premises, known as Supermarket, which would be at 88-90 High Street, Yiewsley, UB7 7DS.

The applicant was named as Mr Manmahon Singh Bajaj and the agent acting on his behalf had been named as Mr Manpreet Kapoor of Personal Licence Courses Ltd. Mr Bajaj was represented at the meeting by Mr Panchal, who also worked for Personal Licence Courses Ltd.

The application had been put before the Sub-Committee due to the receipt of a petition against the proposals and two further representations that had been made by other parties. One of these representations had been made by Cllr Peter Davis and the other by a Mrs Sehghal. Both representations stated concerns in relation to the objectives underpinning the Licensing Act.

The application had included proposed trading times and it was noted that steps proposed to ensure that the licensing objectives were upheld had been included within the application.

The Metropolitan Police had also made a representation in relation to the application. Conditions proposed by the Police had been agreed by the applicant, which had resulted in the representation being withdrawn.

The area in which the premises were located had similar existing premises nearby. Details of these and their respective trading times had been included in the agenda papers. The premises had never previously been licensed under the Licensing Act regime and were currently undergoing refurbishment.

It was recommended that the application be granted, in accordance with the operating scheduled proposed by the applicant and the conditions put forward by the Metropolitan Police.

Representation by the Applicant's agent

Mr Panchal addressed the Committee on behalf of the applicant, Mr Bajaj. The applicant had previously run an off licence in east London for a period of one year. Prior to that, he had run a business in Southall for 6 to 7 years. These businesses had not caused any concerns to the relevant authorities.

Mr Bajaj had undergone a personal licence course and now held a personal licence. The application under consideration was in relation to a new shop, with the premises currently being refurbished. The shop would provide grocery and would meet the needs of local people. It was anticipated that alcohol sales would amount to 30% of business. Employment would be created in the local area, with the shop expected to require three to four persons to run it at any one time.

The applicant had agreed to the conditions proposed  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.